Gunner S Tales And Memories Of Ww2

Author : Caroline J. Eddleston
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781409228905

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Gunner's Tales and Memories of WW2 by Caroline J. Eddleston Pdf

This book is unique collection of real life tales re-told by the "Gunner's" in their own words. The book includes un-published diaries written during the war, whilst the men were on campaign. These brave soldiers could have been court-martialled had they been caught writing them.The author Caroline J. Eddleston wrote this book in collaboration with the Lowestoft Royal Artillery Association. Caroline also writes for the Military Historical Society of Great Britain and she won the Lummis Cup in 2008, the first woman to have ever been presented with this prestigious award in the 20 years of its inception.

Author : Eddie Picardo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1996-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1883697336

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Tales of a Tail Gunner by Eddie Picardo Pdf

Author : Richard Pyves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 088995464X

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Night Madness by Richard Pyves Pdf

Richard Pyves tells the incredible story of his father, Ron Pyves, a teenage tail-gunner who fought over the skies of Europe during the last months of World War II and fought a personal battle on the homefront.

Author : Dale Vanblair
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1414008163

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Looking Back by Dale Vanblair Pdf

This story is about two congenial and affectionate sisters, with slightly different personalities and temperaments. Both are very intelligent and are able to excel in their chosen professions, until terrifying conditions affect their lives.

Author : Dale Aldrich
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761318739

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The Belly Gunner by Dale Aldrich Pdf

Presents the experiences and memories of Dale Aldrich, an American ball turret gunner in World War II, from the day he was drafted through his release from a German POW camp to the end of the war.

Author : Andy Doty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015050779761

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Backwards Into Battle by Andy Doty Pdf

"Pure gold," "enduring literature," "spell binding," "deeply moving," "insightful," "heartfelt," "riveting," & "one of the most interesting stories to come out of World War II" are some of the reader responses to this poignant memoir. It traces the transformation of a typical small-town boy into a seasoned B-29 tail gunner flying 21 bombing missions over Japan -- one of which ended in the death of three crewmates. This book is more than a war story: it is rich in boyhood & wartime humor & nostalgia, recounts the amazing innocence, patriotism & values of the author's generation, & comments on revisionist historians & the need to use the atomic bomb. It asks -- & answers -- the question of why men risk their lives time & again in the face of great danger. Dedicated to the lost crewmen, this gem of a book is a timely, perceptive & inspirational account of a 19-year-old's experiences in the most costly & destructive war in history. To order contact: Tall Tree Press, 4072 Scripps Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306 or phone (415) 494-3897.

Author : Jack Goetz; Gerald A. Meehl
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781504957199

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One Small Town Boy by Jack Goetz; Gerald A. Meehl Pdf

This first-person account describes the vivid and compelling World War II experiences of Jack Goetz, who flew twenty-five missions with the 544th Squadron, 384th Bomb Group based at Grafton Underwood, England, in the early stages of the air war over Europe from mid-1943 to early 1944. During his combat tour, he flew on B-17 bombers over German-occupied Europe as a gunner. These were hazardous missions that resulted in high casualty rates among B-17 flight crews. Jack had his share of close calls, including a crash landing in a crippled bomber and a ditching in the English Channel, which resulted in the death of a close friend and crewmate. After completing his combat tour, he volunteered to be a member of the flight crew that took a group of combat correspondents to the Pacific to cover the end of the war in that theater. His B-17 was the second American aircraft to land in Japan just as the war ended, and he was among the first Americans to visit the atomic bomb-blasted city of Hiroshima.

Author : Benedict Yedlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0967533325

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Brother Men Who Fly by Benedict Yedlin Pdf

Brother Men Who Fly: A WWII gunner's personal quest is a two-part reflection on the human experience before, and after the air war over Europe at the height of the Second World War. The first half is drawn from Yedlin's memories and those of his crew. The second half is the result of his quest, over fifty years later, to find out what happened to The Buzzer. The plan was believed to have disappeared in the Bay of Naples on December 9, 1944, killing everyone on board, but contradictory evidence soon began to emerge as Yedlin sifted through old military records. Eventually, he would trace and make contact with the families or friends of all sixteen men who were on the plane that day, reliving with them the memories that half a century had not erased. The two enmeshed stories are a meditation on the destinies of those who survived and those who did not. The war time experiences recounted by the survivors stayed with them throughout their lives; their stories of emotion, skill, fear and courage serve as a collective eulogy for those who died before having a chance to live their futures.

Author : Johnnie Clark
Publisher : Presidio Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307415370

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Gunner's Glory by Johnnie Clark Pdf

They were warriors, trained to fight, dedicated to their country, and determined to win. At Guadalcanal, the Marine Corps’ machine gunners took everything the Japanese could throw at them in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II; their position was so hopeless that at one point they were given the go-ahead to surrender. Near the Chosin Reservoir in Korea, as the mercury dropped to twenty below, the 1st Marine Division found itself surrounded and cut off by the enemy. The outlook seemed so bleak that many in Washington had privately written off the men. But surrender is not part of a Marine’s vocabulary. Gunner’s Glory contains true stories of these and other tough battles in the Pacific, in Korea, and in Vietnam, recounted by the machine gunners who fought them. Bloody, wounded, sometimes barely alive, they stayed with their guns, delivering a stream of firepower that often turned defeat into victory–and always made them the enemy’s first target.

Author : Frank J. Condreras
Publisher : Booksurge Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1419605569

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The Lady From Hell by Frank J. Condreras Pdf

From a street hockey game in Brooklyn to the skies over Germany, read about the trials and tribulations of a World War II B-17 Top Turret Gunner as he shares his experiences, both good and bad, in this enjoyable and easy to read novel.

Author : Andreas Hartinger
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-10
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 1697262341

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Until the Eyes Shut by Andreas Hartinger Pdf

"The rulers' mistakes are paid for with the blood of the people. This is shown in history both recent and ancient, time and time again. It was no different of an Austrian mountain farmer's son who was thrown into the carnage of the Eastern Front. He was in the prime of his youth, and the German Reich was already close to losing the war. In ripe old age, he remembers those dark hours that have haunted him throughout his life. Manning his machine gun in merciless struggles with a superior enemy, or fighting for survival in brutal close combat, reduced to basest instincts. He also remembers the rock-solid comradeship with his mountain troop, the unexpected gestures of humanity, and an insane destructiveness at a time when the world was out of joint. This ruthless, honest, and touching real-life account of a simple frontline soldier serves as a reminder to standup for peace at all times, and to despise war. Until the eyes shut..."--Amazon.com

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UGA:32108054072775

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Air Force Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lynda Manson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1719529361

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Conquering the War Within by Lynda Manson Pdf

This remarkable journey through major historical events is a first hand account of Marcel Croteau's life from his birth in 1923 to now, is presented in a unique, thought provoking and engaging conversation. He is a French Canadian who grew up on a farm in Northern Alberta along with 10 siblings. Enlisting as a rear gunner in the RCAF Bomber Command from 1942 to 1945, he survived an unprecedented 39 missions and was highly decorated including by King George VI. Marcel's conversations reveal his memories through his lively, insightful, emotional, poignant sometimes disturbing and often humorous stories. He recounts in extraordinary detail life on the farm, the Great Depression, his education, enlisting in the RCAF, his war experiences and his return to civilian life. He not only describes in detail his antics, fearlessness, risky behaviour and significant events in his life but he has the ability to articulate the repercussions of a difficult childhood , the personal trauma of his war experience, his subsequent battle with PTSD and finally his road to recovery.

Author : James Riordan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0192781758

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The Young Oxford Book of War Stories by James Riordan Pdf

Out of the hundreds of wars that ravaged the twentieth century, the three wars covered in this book were the longest and blackest. In total they lasted 20 years and killed nearly 100,000,000 people. The writers in this collection of stories and poems are friend and foe - British and German, Russian and American. The first story is from All Quiet on the Western Front by the German Erich Maria Remarque, perhaps the most moving war novel ever written. Other writers - Russian, German, and English - convey in verse the tragedy and waste of the 'Great War'. The six British Children's writers write about World War II - Robert Westall and Robert Swindells on the 'home' war, Michael Morpugo about a 'war horse', Jill Paton Walsh on the war at sea, and Ian Serraillier and Anne Hohn on refugees in occupied Europe. Young girls - Anne Frank and Tatiana Vassieleva - provide war diaries. Since 1945 no one has suffered as much as the people of Vietnam. In her moving story Rachel Anderson shows not only a nation's suffering but how war can brutalise soldiers. Finally, the women's poems on the two world wars show that war is a woman's affair as well as a man's.

Author : A. J. BROWN
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781463459970

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MEMORIES OF WORLD WAR II VETS by A. J. BROWN Pdf

Many of the vets I interviewed asked me why I was interested in World War II. I never forgot when Pearl Harbor was attacked. I was five years old and standing at the end of the kitchen counter next to the black art deco style radio. The announcer was very loud and excited but I didn’t know what he was talking about. My mother was at the other end of the counter standing in front of the kitchen sink washing a dish. All of a sudden she turned off the water and came over to stand in front of the radio. I had never seen a look on her face like that before. She called my dad to come here. Both of them stood in front of the radio with these shocked and unbelieving faces! I never forgot that experience. We next went to Sunday school and church and I remember all of the adults were talking to each other in low tones with stunned looks on their faces.